Government shutdown: What it means for you

23/01/2018

While the immediate concerns regarding a shutdown focus on the 850,000 furloughed Federal employees, National Parks being closed, and D.C. not having sanitation services, the big picture concern is long-term budget uncertainty. Or if a solution is found over the weekend, the effects would be minimal. If the shutdown really drags out, you won't be able to renew your passport, which is only a problem if, say, your passport has expired and you have a trip coming up. It adds to the lack of credibility of the Congress, but not much else. They would not be paid during the shutdown.

The best hope for at least slowing the use of government shutdowns in Washington is if this one ends badly, and there is a possibility that could happen. "In a government shutdown, it is the American people who pay the price", the union's president said in the statement. The government's disbursements for these programs, which comprise the large majority of government spending, will continue.

Technically, a situation of shutdown happens when the Congress fails to back the president on appropriate legislation to fund government operations. In principle, these programs are affected in a shutdown. The Internal Revenue Service will likely furlough its employees, which means that tax refund you're waiting to get could be delayed and has before when government shutdowns occurred during tax season. Tech services won't be available, except for safety and national security services.

But the plan adds that there would be "only a limited number of staff on duty to perform critical functions".

Federal courts will remain open and continue to hear cases. It is an unprecedented move and leaves open the question of how many park rangers will be on hand to help visitors.

Over in the Legislative Branch, the support staff for Congress would be affected.

"Essential" operations pertaining to national security, law and order, and emergency life-and-death services that keep basic elements of the government operational will continue to function, as will agencies and services that are not funded through congressional appropriations.

Military bases: During federal government shutdowns, essential personnel, like those in the military, are not furloughed.

Will Congress be paid during the shutdown?

While it's not known exactly how numerous approximately 26,000 non-postal federal employees in MI would be told not to report for work Monday if the shutdown is still going, a number of them are expected to still be on the job, including a portion of the 9,200 or so people who are active duty military or civil employees for the Defense Department at the Detroit Arsenal, Selfridge Air National Guard Base and elsewhere. This man identified himself as Jeff, a government contractor from Winthrop.

For the record, this is the 19th government shutdown since the 1970s, with longest being a month during the Carter administration. It's the result of years of failure by both parties to address our nation's fiscal problems. Among leading battles, Republicans want to ensure funding for higher defense caps for defense and military readiness.

Democrats, in response, have charged that President Trump, who chose to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program a year ago, and congressional Republicans, who hold majorities in both chambers of Congress, are at fault. The GOP controls all levels of government and President Trump is on record saying a shutdown can be good. In opinion polls, public approval of Congress is abysmally low; no wonder.

In December, continued disputes over funding levels for the Medicare health insurance program for the elderly and other issues resulted in a second lapse in government funding for 21 days.

Government shutdowns used to be black swans, but now they are more like the common pigeons you see everywhere all the time. We also do not do them because of the political firestorm it would create.

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